The Mayor of Beit Jala Mr. Nicola Khamis welcomed His Beatitude Father Pierre Patista Pizzaballa on Monday 24-12-2018 with the participation of the the municipal council members and the city's dignitaries and the heads of Beit jala institutions.

The signature of the memorandum of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora and the three municipalities; Beit Jala, Bethlehem and Beit Sahour took place on 12-12-2018 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ramallah to arrange Bethlehem Diaspora convention 2019.

Beit Jala municipality organized an olive picking activity in various agricultural places in Beit Jala city for Bergisch Gladbach delegation from Germany on Saturday 20-10-2018 in order to practice their first experience in olive picking. They were very excited and happy, as they thanked Beit Jala Municipality for their efforts in organizing this event.